FCT judges to get more houses

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has pledged more housing projects for FCT judges, reiterating President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to supporting the judiciary for enhanced productivity.

Wike made the pledge at the Special Court session formally marking the commencement of the 2025/2026 Legal Year of the Court of Appeal in Abuja on Monday.

He said that budgetary provisions had been made to construct additional residential houses for FCT High Court judges to mitigate housing shortages and ensure all judicial officers were appropriately accommodated.

He said well-equipped court facilities, chambers and support infrastructure ensured that judicial work was conducted in a professional, safe and conducive environment.

“Under the president’s decisive action, the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has formally handed over the Certificate of Occupancy for the Supreme Court’s land.

“It has also commenced the full perimeter fencing of the entire complex to safeguard the nation’s apex court against encroachment and security breaches.

“This swift, long-awaited intervention gives the apex court of our beloved country the much-needed confidence building which had not been done by the previous administrations,” he said.

He added that the confidence building actions trickled down to each arm of the judiciary.

The minister also listed various interventions and support of the president for the judiciary through the FCT Administration: These include the ongoing construction of secure and befitting residential quarters for heads of courts within the FCT and ongoing construction of a new magistrates’ court complex in Jabi District to expand access to justice for FCT residents and reduce the burden on existing court infrastructure.

“Others are construction of staff quarters for the Nigerian Law School in the FCT and design and construction of the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, complex and residences of the justices of the National Industrial High Court, Abuja Division, and Federal High Court Abuja Division.

“The reasoning of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration is that providing comfortable and secure accommodation allows judges to focus entirely on the timely and efficient administration of justice, free from the distractions of inadequate living conditions,” he said. (NAN)

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